Best PlacesMilford, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Milford, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Milford ranks 627th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Milford
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Milford's strengths and weaknesses
Where Milford ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than 96% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than 93% of cities
- Educational attainmentBetter than 82% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than 81% of cities
Where Milford ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 9% of cities
- Cheap childcare$1,583 a month, better than only 10% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 16% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than only 17% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than only 22% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Milford
A household needs to earn about $124,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Milford home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $117,422; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Milford's effective rate of 1.58%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Milford
Milford runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Milford.
Who works in Milford, and how
Work in Milford centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Milford
Milford has more restaurants and bars per resident than 92% of cities and more parkland per resident than 97% of cities. The coast is about 2 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Milford and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Milford, month by month
Milford sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 61° | 50° | 41° |
| July | 87° | 77° | 68° |
| October | 69° | 59° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Milford
The nearest airport, Tweed/New Haven, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Laguardia, about 52 miles away.
The best schools in and around Milford
Schools across Milford average a B+, better than 71% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Pumpkin Delight SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Meadowside SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Orange Avenue SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Top middle schools
- Harborside Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
- West Shore Middle SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- East Shore Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
Top high schools
- Joseph A. Foran High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Jonathan Law High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Stratford High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Milford school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Milford measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Milford against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Milford suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 17% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Milford
Is Milford a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Milford ranks 627th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on civic engagement, fast internet, and health care access, and lowest on state finances and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Milford expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $427,254. The overall cost of living runs about 9% above the national average. Set against a $117,422 median income, cost of living beats 70% of cities.
Is Milford safe?
Milford is safer than 54% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $234 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Milford?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 43 with lows near 25. That works out to about 68 pleasant days a year, more than 23% of cities.
Is Milford good for families?
Schools beat 71% of cities, crime safety beats 54%, and childcare runs $1,583 a month.
Compare Milford with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Milford. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Milford represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Milford detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Milford: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Milford: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Milford: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Milford: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Milford detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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